NO770678L - CONTAINER, ESPECIALLY FOR LIQUID HYDROCARBONS - Google Patents

Description

Container, especially for liquid hydrocarbons.

The invention relates to containers, especially for liquid hydrocarbons.

Containers of this type are commercially available for various purposes. Thus, for example, motor oil, which is normally stored in firmly closed oil cans, has recently been offered for reusability and better dosing with a screw cap. The container shapes are designed differently. There are cylindrical oil cans and those with a square cross-section. As oil filler necks in vehicles are often placed in hard-to-reach places, manageable oil containers with a small diameter have been developed.

However, the filling of hard-to-reach devices with narrowly dimensioned oil filling nozzles is also problematic for other reasons. When emptying the oil container, a continuous outflow of the container liquid is sought in order to control the direction of the liquid jet and to be able to dose the amount of liquid. However, this continuous outflow is not achieved with ordinary oil containers. Thus, it is known that in the case of the cylindrical tin oil cans, two holes must be punched in the can to empty the liquid, one being prescribed for releasing liquid and the other for equalizing pressure in the emptying container. Nevertheless1, with this type of container, there is always a clunking and pulsating emptying of the fed liquid, whereby a targeted delivery in a narrow filling nozzle is not possible.

The problem of continuous release of fluids

from oil containers has increased after the introduction of reusable cans. In the case of these boxes, for storage technical reasons, it is not advisable to punch a pressure equalization hole in the oil container when using it for the first time. This would mean that the residual contents of the oil can in case of improper storage

of the cans may spill out. Furthermore, in the case of reusable oil containers made of plastic, when punching a pressure equalization bore, the container material can enter the liquid and thereby reduce the quality of the liquid.

The task of the invention is therefore, with containers that can be produced in large series, e.g. for liquid hydrocarbons to ensure a continuous liquid delivery with the greatest possible handling of the container to hard-to-reach places. The containers should be made of plastic and can be stored as space-saving as possible.

The solution's task essentially consists of

a container for liquid hydrocarbons consists of a reservoir part, a container funnel and a casting arranged eccentrically to the center axis of the container, with three side surfaces of the container funnel essentially flush with the side surfaces of the container part, while the fourth side surface of the recess extends in the direction of the container funnel's eccentricity axis and the associated side surface of the magazine part intersects at an angle between 10° to 80°.

The advantage of this container design consists in

that the emptying ratio of liquid containers is significantly improved by an obliquely extending, fourth side surface. When pouring or emptying of the stored liquid, the inclined side surface is held in a downward direction, so that floating storage goods that flow over a ramp flow out slowly and in a controlled manner. A sloshing or pulsation of the flowing liquid cannot occur, because due to the eccentrically stored withdrawal opening and the degree of filling of the container, a permanent pressure equalization takes place with the help of the withdrawal opening.

In the following, the object of the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the drawing, where

figure 1 shows a side elevation of the new oil container, figure 2 shows a further side elevation of the oil container according to figure 1,

figure 3 shows two stacked oil containers according to figure 1,

Figure 4 shows four oil containers combined into one shipping unit.

The storage container in figure 1 consists of a magazine or a storage part 1, a container funnel 2 and a pouring spout arranged eccentrically to the center axis of the container 3. The storage part 1 and

the holder funnel 2 has a square base cross-section, so that each time four side surfaces form the outer casing. IN

the example of the invention shown in Figure 1 consists of the magazine part 1 of four side surfaces arranged at right angles to each other and the container funnel 2 of three side surfaces arranged essentially at right angles to each other and an inclined surface 12. The side surfaces 10 and 11 of the container funnel 2 are slightly inclined in relation to to the assigned side surfaces of the magazine part 1, namely such that they cause a funnel-shaped narrowing of the oil container towards the pouring spout 3. The third side 8 of the container funnel 2 is flush with the assigned side surface 9 of the magazine part 1. The fourth side surface 12 of the container funnel 2 is designed as an inclined surface.

It extends outwards from the eccentrically arranged extraction spout 3 in the direction of the eccentricity axis of the container funnel 2 and intersects the assigned side surface 13 of the magazine part 1 at an angle of approx. 30°. The inclined surface 12 of the container funnel 2 forms with the upper cover 14 of the magazine part 1 a connection point 4. Between the connection point 4 and the outer edge of the magazine part 1, the distance is dimensioned so that it corresponds to the diameter of the pouring spout 3•

As can be seen from Figure 3, a recess 6 has been incorporated into the surface 14 of the container funnel 2. The recess 6

is dimensioned so that a cap 7 for the pouring spout 3 fits in. This is achieved, as can be seen from the device according to Figure 3 by

two oil containers stacked on top of each other a form-fluid, fixed positioning of two oil containers stacked on top of each other.

A favorable summary can be seen from figure 4

of the new container to a transport unit. The dimensions of the container have been chosen so that it can be inserted into a shipping and storage container with a square plan in a fixed and immovable position.

Claims (6)

1. Container, especially for liquid hydrocarbons, characterized in that the container consists of a magazine part (1), a container funnel (2) and a pouring spout (3) arranged eccentrically to the container center axis, with three side surfaces of the container funnel (2) essentially being in flush with the side surfaces of the magazine part (1), while the fourth side surface of the pouring spout (3) extends in the direction of the eccentricity axis of the container funnel and intersects the associated side surface (14) of the magazine part (1) at an angle between 10 to 80°. 2. Container according to claim 1, characterized in that the connection point (4) between the fourth, beveled side surface of the container funnel (2) and the magazine part (1) extends at a distance from the assigned outer limiting wall of the magazine part (1). 3. Container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the distance between the connection point (4) and the outer edge (5) is dimensioned such that it corresponds to the diameter of the pouring opening (3). 4. Container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a recess (6) is incorporated in the limited outer surfaces of the magazine part (1) between the connection point (4) and the outer edge (5), in which a cork (7) ) because the pouring spout (3) is pluggable. 5. Container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the magazine part (1) and the container funnel (2) have a square base surface. 6. Container according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 5j, characterized in that the fourth, inclined side surface of the container funnel (2) opposite the horizontal funnel edge (8) is flush with. the assigned side surface (9) of the magazine part (1), while the side surfaces (10, 11) of the container funnel (2) form an acute angle with the assigned side surface of the magazine part (1).